Table of Contents:
  • In search of a prehistoric state
  • Research setting
  • The archaeology of complex societies and ancient states
  • Forms of complexity in Southeast Asia
  • War in the world, war in Southeast Asia
  • Social change and emergent complexity in Bac Bo
  • Previous research for the Co Loa site
  • Recent field investigations at Co Loa
  • An ancient city
  • A prehistoric state
  • The weight of the past and the pull of the present
  • A prehistoric civilization found.